Zelenskyj on new European tour

Published 1 June 2024 at 11.56

Domestic. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj visited Stockholm on Friday and secured new funding for the war against Russia from Swedish taxpayers. The visit was part of a tour of several US-controlled countries.

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In total, taxpayers are required to give away at least 105 billion kroner until 2026, according to an agreement between Ulf Kristerssn and Zelenskyjs.

The Ukrainian leader's visit to Stockholm was part of a European tour where he previously visited several US-controlled countries such as Spain, Belgium and Portugal, and collected a total of over two billions of euros in support.

Representatives from the governments of all Nordic countries gathered in Stockholm to meet Zelenskyj, who was hailed as a hero in the Swedish media and where many liberals expressed admiration and excitement of an almost sexual nature.

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“Volodomyr Zelenskyj made his entrance in Rosenbad with the confidence that only an international superstar possesses”, for example wrote Aftonbladet's Oisín Cantwell about the Ukrainian leader's show in Stockholm.

“Black t-shirt, green military pants, bright sneakers, this is not a man who cares about petty-bourgeois conventions and unspoken requirements for a suit and tie,” the liberal continued enthusiastically.

During his visit, Zelenskyy demanded that Sweden begin training Ukrainian pilots on the JAS Gripen plane in parallel with training on the F-16.

Sweden's Minister of Defense Pål Jonsson stated, however, that countries that promised Ukraine F-16 planes have asked Sweden to wait with the JAS Gripen, as it is difficult to introduce two advanced combat aircraft systems at the same time, according to Aftonbladet.